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Her hand slid over Grandma’s left hand.
Linda leaned over to “kiss her forehead.”
Her hand slid over Grandma’s left hand.
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One smooth motion.
Then Grandma’s eyes opened.
One second, the diamond flashed under the fluorescent lights.
The next second, it was gone.
Slipped clean off and into Linda’s cardigan pocket.
I froze.
Then Grandma’s eyes opened.
She just closed her eyes.
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She looked straight at me.
Then at Linda.
And she gave the faintest, saddest little smile.
She didn’t fight.
She just closed her eyes.